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Sony Walkman NW-A306 High Res MP3 Player Review by Shak's Hacks
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Price
£349.00 (incl. VAT)
What's in the box
USB Type-C®Cable(USB-A - USB-C) (1)
Operating Instructions
Reference Guide
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:11 Unboxing
0:47 Look and feel
2:27 Comparison with NW-A55L
3:24 Comparison with other devices
4:14 Setup
5:17 EQ and Sound optimization tools
7:44 Bluetooth pairing
8:45 LDAC
11:22 Conclusion
Size & Weight
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 56.5 mm x 98.4 mm x 11.8 mm
Weight
Approx. 113 g
Wi-Fi
IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Frequency Band
2.4 / 5 GHz
Power
BATTERY LIFE - CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK MUSIC(W.MUSIC APP)
MP3 (128kbps) / Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 36 hrs, FLAC (96kHz / 24bit) / Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 32 hrs, FLAC (192kHz / 24bit) / Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 32 hrs, DSD (2.8224MHz / 1bit) / Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 28 hrs, DSD (5.6448MHz / 1bit) / Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 22 hrs, DSD (11.2896MHz / 1bit) / Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 14 hrs
BATTERY LIFE - CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK MUSIC(OTHER MUSIC APP)
MP3 (128kbps, offline mode) / Stereo mini-jack: Approx.26 hrs
BATTERY LIFE - BLUETOOTH (TRANSMITTER MODE)
MP3 (128kbps) / SBC-Connection pref: Approx.22 hrs
BATTERY LIFE - BLUETOOTH (TRANSMITTER MODE)
MP3 (128kbps) / SBC-Connection pref: Approx.18 hrs
Charging Time (full charge)
Approx. 3.5 hrs
Built-in battery
Rechargeable lithium-ion Battery
Charging and Power supply
USB power (from a computer via a USB)
Storage Media
Memory Size
32GB *Actual available memory 18GB
Playback & display
Music Play Mode
Shuffle Playback,Repeat Off,Repeat 1 Song,Repeat All,All Range,Selected Range
Sound effects
Direct Source (Direct) ,10 Band equalizer,DSEE Ultimate, DC Phase Linearizer,Dynamic Normalizer,ClearAudio+,Vinyl Processor
Audio Playback
MP3: 32 - 320kbps (supports VBR) / 32, 44.1, 48kHz, WMA: 32-320kbps (supports variable bitrate(VBR) / 44.1kHz (STEREO) ,32-48kbps / 44.1kHz (MONO) , FLAC: 16, 24bit / 8-384kHz, WAV: 16, 24, 32bit (Float / Integer) / 8-384kHz, AAC: 16-320kbps / 8-48kHz, HE-AAC: 32-144kbps / 8-48kHz, Apple Lossless: 16, 24bit / 8-384kHz, AIFF: 16, 24, 32bit / 8-384kHz, DSD: 1bit / 2.8224, 5.6448, 11.2896 MHz, APE: 8, 16, 24bit / 8-192kHz (Fast, Normal, High) , MQA: Supported
Display Resolution
9.1 cm (3.6-inch) ,HD (1280 x 720 Pixels)
Display Type
TFT colour display with white LED-backlight
Drag and Drop
Yes
Music Searching Methods
All Songs,Artist,Release Year, Playlists,Album, Genre, Composer, Hi-Res, Recent Transfers, Folder, Cue sheet
Headphone Out (Stereo mini-jack)
Frequency
20-40,000 Hz
Maximum Power Output (JEITA 16Ω/mW)
0.4-1.1mW (32Ω)
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Комментарии : 118   
@gabix7488
@gabix7488 Год назад
Love your collection of players man, including the walkman cassette player. I have 6 portable cassette players as well. Got my 306 player yesterday, took forever but hey.... Thanks for the video
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Thank you 😊
@edmonpedong4279
@edmonpedong4279 Год назад
Nice review! Planning to get one, please make a video on how to put songs from mac to nw a306. Thanks!
@alvinsongabilmomin5046
@alvinsongabilmomin5046 21 день назад
Love that older one
@BR-pm6hy
@BR-pm6hy Год назад
I had the bad battery issue with the zx707. I used to get MAYBE 8 hours and that was with WiFi turned off, Bluetooth off and in airplane mode. After about a week I shut down the device one night and once it restarted again the battery issue went away and haven’t had issues since then. Now it lasts me around 17-20 hours as advertised for the ZX707
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Easy fix thanks for the tip ☺️ how much did you pay for that beast?
@BR-pm6hy
@BR-pm6hy Год назад
@@shaktastik I got it for 808 USD from an ebay vendor with no VAT it was a great deal for a new device
@jagansm6009
@jagansm6009 Год назад
From what I saw in other videos, if you choose the Sony interface instead of the Android one, it should give you the old school cassette tape player interface.
@mariusarhire7463
@mariusarhire7463 11 месяцев назад
Hi, great review! Does the player have two-way Bluetooth? Thank you
@miltonfulks7702
@miltonfulks7702 Год назад
Hello everyone! With streaming services can users download songs or podcasts to the mini-card for offline listening? Thanks!
@Keepingthefaith72
@Keepingthefaith72 5 месяцев назад
Can you drag and drop music files to the player, Also what file formats does it play . These are basic things you should mention ....
@lingzajrs
@lingzajrs Год назад
thanks for your review it very helpful to guide me
@ritamsaha1900
@ritamsaha1900 Год назад
how do u set the screensaver of the cassette playing?
@rodrigoshaving
@rodrigoshaving Год назад
The Sony Walkman has the surround sound function (VPT) like the NW A55?
@nathanielngosy
@nathanielngosy Год назад
Greetings Shak. Thanks for this comprehensive review. Unless I missed these inquiries from your upload, hoping to hear your responses to them: • How much microSD storage capacity does it accept (and just to be sure, would it play music from it)? • Does the A306 support GAPLESS playback where it plays albums that doesn't have gaps in-between tracks? • Is it compatible with MacOSX and does it recognize ExFat formatted files? Thank you so much!!!
@ozanaktas8064
@ozanaktas8064 10 месяцев назад
Do you think this is a good pair with Denon Perl Pro? I am looking for a nice Hi-res player supports APTX.
@aman_t
@aman_t Год назад
How would it work with Apple Music HiRes playback??
@DanielGuzman83
@DanielGuzman83 Год назад
I had the Nw-A105 and loved it but the 16gb of internal didn't not let me install apps. I bought an NW-A307 with 64gb internal and can install all the music apps. I have a 1TB micro SD card but the read and write speeds are ridiculously slower compared to the NW-A105. Maybe mine is defective? I purchased from Japan
@davidhacala8030
@davidhacala8030 Год назад
I Imported My NW-A306 From Hong Kong No Audio Cap And Hi Gain same with Japanese A306 Thanks For the Review
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Hi, what headphones or earphones do you use? I'm thinking how many ohms and at what volume out of 120?
@RM-lj8bv
@RM-lj8bv Год назад
I was hoping for all the functions on it to be shown.
@johnnysim1985
@johnnysim1985 Год назад
How is the mp3 tag management and file transfer experience? Sony releases these beautful devices but when you add 20 years worth of MP3s to them the tags are all over the place
@jean-marccoolen6417
@jean-marccoolen6417 9 месяцев назад
Merci et belle vidéo bien détaillé je pense que ça va être mon cadeau de Noël. J'ai une petite question est-ce qu'il y a une grande différence de son quand on le fait fonctionner en bluetooth sur un casque équipé en Hi-Res, pour écouter de la musique en streaming avec Qobuz Je suis désolé d'écrire le commentaire en Français. Je te remercie pour ta réponse que tu peux m'apporter. Cordialement JM-C 13
@xstensl8823
@xstensl8823 Год назад
will it stream Tidal MQA over wifi?
@javier77th
@javier77th Год назад
Looks nice. I'm just not fond of the ridiculous prices for them.
@kevinhernandezarango5005
@kevinhernandezarango5005 Год назад
Agree, they are too expensive, considering that their lifetime is about 4-5 years
@javier77th
@javier77th Год назад
@@kevinhernandezarango5005 the fact that its sold out boggles my mind.
@diana-cy4kj
@diana-cy4kj Год назад
@@javier77th Apple needs to bring back iPod Classic!
@javier77th
@javier77th Год назад
@@diana-cy4kj I prefer one that doesn’t need to be regulated to a set company. I prefer one more like this one I had around 2002 called the iriver. It was basically a hard drive I could connect to my PC as an external drive and I could add any music via drag n drop without any software or dedicated app. I have over 60,000 songs and would be easier. 😊
@diana-cy4kj
@diana-cy4kj Год назад
@@javier77th I am a big iPod fan, I have a huge collection of them. I also learned how to refurbish them, replace batteries, flash mod, change other bits. Nothing will ever come close to iPod, in my opinion.
@sergiopereira388
@sergiopereira388 Год назад
An 512 gb or 1tb SD Card works on it?
@berzerk428
@berzerk428 Год назад
has anyone tried playing ogg or opus on one of these? I would imagine that the stock player can't play them but maybe a player from the google apps store can?
@BOOBLA69
@BOOBLA69 Год назад
Have you ran Spotify on it yet. And is it possible?
@matshermans2968
@matshermans2968 5 месяцев назад
its possible!
@Rejuve92
@Rejuve92 Год назад
can you tell me what walkman apk version is it?
@stevenj2380
@stevenj2380 Год назад
B&H site said preorder for NY June 6. I have the previous model NW A105 sitting not used much - it has poor battery life. Apr.8 just saw J. Darko review from EU. Said battery life after firmware update put back bass it was off before, but cut battery life down to 15 hrs.Which is better than prior model though. Sound was reviewed as detailed but not warm Need more sensitive IEM to get volume he said not powerful for his Campfire IEM without turning it way up. I expect no matter what, new model will still present the SONY difficult way of making and syncing playlists thru app on PC, or adding one by one as on device into so-called bookmarks. Loading a and managing tens of thousands of cut on 500Gb card (or even more difficult to manage 1 TB) requires good device software. Also, device cannot hod many apps, maybe it is a device memory 'mgmt. issue as there is room, but it 'reports' problems updating and low space issues every time I start
@yungdree9249
@yungdree9249 Год назад
Long awaited? I have the previous model(NW-A105) and that has USB-c
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Sorry someone else mentioned it, I wasn't aware, I was just excited 😊
@RM-lj8bv
@RM-lj8bv Год назад
Does it have similar functions to an Apple iPod touch and can I put my itunes music on it, please?
@matshermans2968
@matshermans2968 5 месяцев назад
it runs on android… so apple apps probable can’t be installed on this device
@uruharakimsuke1092
@uruharakimsuke1092 7 месяцев назад
Better than nw zx300?
@DD-uq8qg
@DD-uq8qg Год назад
Question - how big is it’s battery drain, when it is off?
@ahphodg260
@ahphodg260 Год назад
Any comment on the problems with low bass that many are reporting?
@fabimesizae
@fabimesizae Год назад
Firmware update to version 1.01.04
@ahphodg260
@ahphodg260 Год назад
@@fabimesizae fixed!
@diana-cy4kj
@diana-cy4kj Год назад
Would it work with iTunes?
@Annshul
@Annshul Год назад
Hi there, I'm more inclined towards earphones. So the Sony WF-1000XM4, will be a better choice for NW-A306 Or Should I go for the hi-res wired earphones? If so then kindly suggest few good ones, that would do the justice with this DAP.🙏🏻
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Hi mate, I think you already have the best earphones 👍🏼
@Annshul
@Annshul Год назад
​@@shaktastik Thanks a lot 🙏
@sebastianreyes2792
@sebastianreyes2792 Год назад
I think you should always go wired otherwise you wouldn't be using the walkman as the audio dac.
@Annshul
@Annshul Год назад
@@sebastianreyes2792 You're right, Thanks a lot for your advice 🙏 👍
@arunkumaran7141
@arunkumaran7141 Год назад
I have a Walkman nwz-s544, how ever I lost the cable, and how i transfer songs without using the Walkman cable, and it doesn't have SD Card slot.
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Is this the cable? global.m.11st.co.kr/MW/glb/glb/Product/productBasicInfo.tmall?prdNo=294969700
@user-gr7gu4gv3z
@user-gr7gu4gv3z 7 месяцев назад
Have radio fm integrate in the display?
@shaktastik
@shaktastik 7 месяцев назад
No but you can download radio apps
@MsLukhach
@MsLukhach Год назад
Do you know any Walkman Android have a loudspeaker? Tell me please. ( I know NwZx1)
@asotomayor
@asotomayor Год назад
Nope, no loudspeakers on any Walkman.
@Dom_Uchihaa
@Dom_Uchihaa Год назад
What’s your go to mp3 player?
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
I used to like my Activo CT10 but maybe this one is gonna replace it. Im gonna use it more and decide soon.
@henrysamuels1989
@henrysamuels1989 Год назад
I was asking can I use RU-vid music on that one
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Yes you can.
@wirelessdj
@wirelessdj Год назад
How much memory does it have?
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
32GB
@vontaejordan6182
@vontaejordan6182 Год назад
There was a usb-c port on the a-105 that was released over 2 years ago this isn't a new addition.
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
I didn't know this thanks for the information 👍
@carmstrong6507
@carmstrong6507 Год назад
The last Sony Walkman DAP that used the old proprietary cable was the Sony A55 Walkman released in 2018.
@drifter4training
@drifter4training 10 месяцев назад
Tried some music player apps on the Google play store but its still horrible due to its UI.. Samsung music app have best UI interface...
@TheRandomTechGuy
@TheRandomTechGuy Год назад
Does is sound better than an iphone ?
@dtz1000
@dtz1000 4 месяца назад
I don't have an iPhone but it has high end components that an iPhone can only dream about, so I am very confident it will easily sound better than an iPhone. Best sounding player I ever owned.
@aman_t
@aman_t Год назад
They have removed NFC it seems.
@juanmarquez9988
@juanmarquez9988 10 месяцев назад
Does it have internet op pod ROM get me Sony mp 3 player products for free pop asap
@chungang7037
@chungang7037 Год назад
Your a55 is superior, the battery actually lasted. THese android versions have horrific battery life, the 105 lasts only a couple hours of playback. I doubt this will be much better, it is like a 500mah battery in there.
@DinodogJr
@DinodogJr Год назад
My A55 just death months ago. I hold it on my palm when doing running. The sweats got into the screen and it killed the unit eventually. Now, it can’t be turn on. Anyone managed to exchange the battery pack in A55?
@BrominatedVegetableOil
@BrominatedVegetableOil Год назад
I have a NW-a55 and the NW-306A. I was nervous the Android op sys would be a drain but the battery is beefy enough to more than compensate and then some. I listen on medium to higher volumes and its going for days before I need a charge. Plus, with it being USBC its much easier to get back up to a charge with any one of my many cables.
@paulroach2538
@paulroach2538 Год назад
You are right I have a 105 5hrs 30 mins tops 'if you are pissing about with it you can watch the power go down after a few minutes !
@chungang7037
@chungang7037 Год назад
@@paulroach2538 lol...yea with flac and using LDAC code I get maybe 3 hours, tops. With an IEM maybe a bit longer, it needs a portable battery pack with it.
@sebastiengauthier1148
@sebastiengauthier1148 Год назад
​​@@BrominatedVegetableOilstill, has the 55 a better battery life than the 306? Or is there anything better on the 306 apart from Android (not fully sure it's for the best) or the original storage which can be extented anyway?
@MobileDecay
@MobileDecay Год назад
What cpu is it using?
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Interesting question but I can't find any information about which CPU it uses.
@MobileDecay
@MobileDecay Год назад
@@shaktastik I actually asked Sony and they didn't know either. Someone on Reddit linked me to page where someone benchmarked the device and apparently it's running a cpu that's on par with a snap dragon 450 or something like that.
@dtz1000
@dtz1000 4 месяца назад
The CPU is not that important. It is responsive enough. What's more important is that it has high quality components that make a huge difference to the sound quality. The A306 is awesome.
@ThibautMahringer
@ThibautMahringer 3 месяца назад
It does use a Snapdragon QCS2290, 4 Cortex A53 (efficiency) cores at 2ghz, Adreno 702 GPU, 11nm chip. It also have 4GB of RAM. The device is fairly slow, it can’t even run a 2D game constantly at 60 fps (I tried both Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey on mine, just too see how powerful it was). Android 13 update helped a bit with the smoothness of the system, using the device normally. For listening to music, it’s powerful enough.
@zalkamgamer6819
@zalkamgamer6819 Год назад
The first
@christianbacay2359
@christianbacay2359 Год назад
Not a fan of Android based Walkman. It's like a cellphone without a sim. The only advantage of that Walkman is, you can install an apps that has Hi-Res streaming. That's why I choose A55
@dtz1000
@dtz1000 4 месяца назад
You chose badly. The A55 sounds horrible compared to the A306. What's more important than whether it has android is that the A306 has high quality components. The A55 has rubbish, low quality components. That is what is important and it makes a huge difference to the quality of the sound.
@18yearsoldnot
@18yearsoldnot Месяц назад
It’s perfect for me. I can install WhatsApp on it so when I want to leave my phone behind I can. That’s what makes it more portable than the sandisk
@soumyadipbera3269
@soumyadipbera3269 8 месяцев назад
From this player if you want absolute best output you have to use wired connection.
@NoBodyO2TheG
@NoBodyO2TheG 5 месяцев назад
I got it recently and my battery was the same, switch wifi off and leave it off for a day or two and the battery seems to have "burned in". Most I can get out of it is 15-16 hours flac, with heavy eqs and near full vol. after disabling all apps lol. I never understood why all companies say x amount of hours but if you turn everything off and have it quiet as a mouse more or less lol. Anyone like that can say a million hours battery life lmfao, its frigging stupid. I have the Cowon Plenue D and only reason I got this was because my PD is not lasting as long as it used to now (100 hours) and needed that 1tb space as I have 3 going up to 4 x 128gb sd cards lmfao, music junkie lol. Poweramp is the way to go but disappointed its not as frequently updated and no A-B repeat mode, as i use that. I use jetaudio on my phone but that wasn't "as loud" on the Sony dap so had to get poweramp.
@kjererrrt2381
@kjererrrt2381 Год назад
i tried to purchase sony walkmans twice. every time i had to refuse because i didn't like their sound for some reason.
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Can you tell us what you don't like about the sound please!
@kjererrrt2381
@kjererrrt2381 Год назад
@@shaktastik i bought and took home one of them and couldn't adjust the equalizer to a satisfactory result. it was the same with the other one in the store. the phones i used were koss portapro which i like very much. one of the walkman models was A15 i think. there was something wrong with bass i believe. i already had a fiio x1 which i didn't like too much either.
@dtz1000
@dtz1000 4 месяца назад
​@@kjererrrt2381This one is different as it has high quality components inside. The a15 is cheap crap. Get the A306 if you have not done so already. You won't be disappointed.
@biggiesmol
@biggiesmol 3 месяца назад
Fiio M3 pro would be a cheaper alternative to this.
@18yearsoldnot
@18yearsoldnot Месяц назад
The Sony eq features are surprisingly good. They even make my Bluetooth AirPods Pro better than on iPhone - it’s more than just a parametric eq
@jacksontan4352
@jacksontan4352 Год назад
I wont buy that i can used my spotify in my iphone 😢
@themythic2251
@themythic2251 Год назад
The battery 😢
@wirelessdj
@wirelessdj Год назад
HERE IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE NW-A306: Android does not allow you to plug a cable in and copy files to the SD card without taking the card out. The old NW-A55 mounted the internal card and the SD card as a drive. There is software but it is clunky
@shaktastik
@shaktastik Год назад
Odd, I haven't tried that, I wonder if it's fixable with a firmware update.
@bak-unin
@bak-unin Год назад
Are you talking about plugging the 306 into a laptop? If so then yes you can plug it in and copy files to the SD. I do it almost everyday. When you plug the 306 you need to turn the screen on. And then make sure the 306 says file transfer (if you don't see a pop up then use the pull down menu). As long as you copy everything into the music folder it's good to go after youve refreshed the database (in the walkman music app it's the circle symbol top right). If you want the SD card to be read as internal memory them format it in the 306.
@jacksontan4352
@jacksontan4352 Год назад
I wont buy japan made😢
@pikkon899
@pikkon899 10 месяцев назад
The biggest I have with all of these Sony Walkman players is that they all have terrible battery life, terrible user interfaces, are overpriced and despite claiming that they have excellent sound quality, if you've actually used one/own one, you'd know that it isn't true. These Walkman's have MANY filters that you can turn on to supposedly enhance the sound and there are filters specific to certain Sony headphones. Placing filters on audio is not "high quality sound" I've turned off all of the filters on my NW-A305 and it sounds decent. Not excellent, just decent, which is not worth the price tag. Even when these things run Android, it's horrifically slow and choppy.
@dtz1000
@dtz1000 4 месяца назад
Well, I actually own this device and it's the best sounding player I ever heard.
@asotomayor
@asotomayor Год назад
This and the NWA105 are priced $200 too high. Anemic power and no balanced output, mediocre battery life, etc.
@dtz1000
@dtz1000 4 месяца назад
The price is worth it. Best I've ever heard.
@andrzejzelechowicz8934
@andrzejzelechowicz8934 2 месяца назад
pity it has volume limit i Europe , Astell&Kern SR 35 is better in any way. This Sony is a joke with all this "enchancements" in music, it only distorts original music albums
@BrenttttttMCMXC
@BrenttttttMCMXC Год назад
not worth for the price🤮 that's must be only 200$
@markwillentdion
@markwillentdion Год назад
RU-vid katiyem pojok grudo. RU-vid Taufan andriansah. Mp4
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